The outlook is no better on Monday when snow, sleet and winds gusting to 70mph are all set to cause chaos.

The wintry spell is set for a brief lull with milder weather on Wednesday - before another cold front sweeps in on Thursday.

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Weather Channel UK meteorologist Leon Brown said: “Next week starts colder and windy with a lot of showers over the north and west driven inland by the strong to gale-force west winds, a deep area of low pressure just to the north of Scotland and blizzard conditions over the Scottish Highlands.

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“Becoming less cold on Wednesday with a thaw of any hill snow for a while, but another active cold front will sweep south on Thursday followed by wintry showers in the north and west.

“This changeable westerly weather pattern looks set to continue to early March.”

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